Republicans seem to have made a dent in the Democratic camp by getting the Obama administration to extend tax breaks for two years even though they wanted this to be a permanent arrangement. This was contrary to the Obama promise of abolishing tax breaks for annual household incomes above $250,000. This has created quite some discontent among the Democrats, hinting at a possible divide between the... 

On a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Dec. 3, President Obama, speaking to the crowd at the Bagram Air Force Base said that the Taliban is steadily losing its hold and now exercises control over fewer areas. This means that the Afghans had a greater chance of success in rebuilding their future. This was also a pointer to the fact that the US Afghan policy review is being revved up. Officials in Washington... 

Probably, in the due course of time, Darrell Issa will be taking over as the new chairman of the House Oversight and the Government Reform Committee. He is a firm believer in practically theorizing the concept of cutting spending and taking the government on a diet. The guy wants to erase the annual budget deficit of $1.5 Trillion, so desperation is pretty much obvious from his side. Speaking of deficits,... 

The infamous chairman Michael Steele has been having a tough time lately. So much so that his own party members want him to leave, but the ranks and files have been on Steele’s side lately, making him a difficult pawn to replace. The committee has conducted 40+ interviews, and carried out surveys to figure out common opinion about this guy. So far the respondents haven’t favored the disdained Chairman,... 

So far, the Republicans have been faring well against different types of electoral obstacles. As of now, there are only two House seats that remain undecided, 3 weeks after the November 2 mid-term elections. For some people, the good news is that Ann Marie Buerkle has defeated the Democratic incumbent – Dan Maffei. It all rolled out after as many as 11,000 absentee ballots were exposed to a hand... 

The two years ahead for President Obama could be so tough, that the crisis-ridden first phase would seem a cake walk. The recent mid- term elections has narrowed the majority of the Democrats in the Senate to a smaller margin, so getting a legislation passed would prove to be more difficult or downright impossible. The run-up to the mid-term elections showed that Obama’s popularity had taken a big... 

Rep. Steve Driehaus is just one of the many politician’s taking sides in front of voters to only go back on his word soon after. Rep. Steve Driehaus ended up getting his feet wet when earlier this year he took a stand to defend life. Soon after the representative of Ohio revamped his pro-abortion leadership. This happened when Sen. Steve Driehaus favored passing Obamacare. The Legislation that... 

Advocacy groups realized that the White House is still not ready to listen to them. This is when President Barack Obama announced last June that Congress would allocate $500 million for the National Guard so that they could tighten the security at the borders of Mexico. As a result, some of these advocacy groups have to think again about the new strategies as soon as possible. Because of this, the... 

The new draft recommendation, regarding the currently imposed law against immigrants, concluded that the Arizona Law is currently impeding the federal responsibility act. In other words, it means that a new law is being worked on, that is going to cut down on the currently imposed law against immigrants and foreign people, who are residents of the Arizonian region. Some lawyers believe that the current... 

Elena Kagan has been expressing concerns about the current state of Law in the country and she said that a conservative Supreme Court has been making attempts to cut back on the rights of women, criminal defendants and prisoners. Throughout her time served with Justice Thurgood Marshall, Elena Kagan had been passing memos to express her concerns. Her memos were kept safe as a record and are currently...